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Promote public order and act with integrity, Pope tells Italy's prefects (Dicastery for Communication)

In a February 16 audience, Pope Leo XIV encouraged Italy’s prefects to promote public order and act with integrity.

“By overseeing social harmony, the Prefect contributes to safeguarding the indispensable prerequisite of the freedom and rights of citizens,” Pope Leo said during the audience, which took place in Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace. Public order, he added, “does not concern only the necessary fight against crime or the prevention of harmful riots; it also requires a tenacious commitment against those forms of violence, falsehood and vulgarity that hurt the social body.”

The Pontiff also recalled the historic relations between the offices of prefect and bishop, including St. Ambrose’s service as a prefect before his episcopal consecration. Today, prefects serve as representatives of the national government in each Italian province.

43 Catholic Democrats Pledge Migrant Solidarity, Invoke Leo XIV, Francis

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Lawmakers Urge White House to Restore Visas for International Adoptions

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Bishop Barron Lauds US Secretary of State’s Speech to Munich Security Conference

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Pope Leo: God's commandments are not oppression, but liberation (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Sunday evening Mass at a Roman parish (video) and emphasized that God’s commandments are not a source of oppression, but rather a condition of liberation and flourishing.

Pope visits Roman parish, meets with young, elderly, parish council (CWN)

Pope Leo XIV conducted his first visit to a parish in the Diocese of Rome on the afternoon of February 15 and addressed young people, the elderly and persons with disabilities, and members of the parish’s pastoral council (video).

Feb. 17 Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order; Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, Opt. Mem.

It is also the day before Ash Wednesday, called Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. Traditionally, it is the last day for Christians to indulge before the sober weeks of fasting that come with Lent. Formally known as Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras has long been a time of extravagant fun for European Christians. In many southern states of the USA Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday. The most famous celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. It has been celebrated there on a grand scale, with masked balls and colorful parades, since French settlers arrived in the early 1700s.

EWTN Offers ‘Fish on Friday: Simple Meals for Lent’

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Pope Leo Appoints Catholic Harvard Professor to Vatican Social Sciences Academy

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